Description We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. Join us as a Lead Software Engineer and help shape market-leading technology products in Payments Technology. You’ll collaborate with talented professionals, solve complex challenges, and grow your expertise in a supportive, innovative environment. Job Summary: As a Lead Software Engineer in the Corporate and Investment Bank – Payments Technology team, you will be an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers trusted technology solutions. You will serve as a core technical contributor, developing critical solutions across multiple technical areas to support the firm’s business objectives. You will foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and inclusion. Job Responsibilities: Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting to build and optimize technology products. Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others. Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability. Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials. Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies. Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect. Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Experience in Java and related technologies. Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages. Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods. Proficient in all aspects of the software development life cycle. Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security. Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile). In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and IT systems. Practical cloud native experience. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes. Proven experience in design and design patterns. Experience coaching and mentoring teams.